Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quiz

The selection can best be identified as an autobiography because--

• it has a narrator describing real people

• it has historical figures in authentic settings

• it is told in first person about actual events

• it is told in third person with accurate facts

In paragraph 2 of the selection, Douglass calls his mistress tigerlike to emphasize how--

• threatening she became when she decided to deny him an education

• confused she was about whether to hate or enjoy being a slave owner

• forceful she became when it came to caring for the hungry or needy

• angry she was when she noticed her husband mistreating slaves

Which two sentences correctly use pronoun antecedents?

• The mistress made her decision and did not care what Douglass thought about it.

• The street children owned a lot of books and he kept it in good condition.

• The mistress helped everyone who was poor within their reach.

• When the mistress stopped teaching Douglass, she also acted harshly.

• He thanked the street children for helping them learn to read.

In paragraph 4, the word converted comes from a Latin root word that means to--

• speak

• study

• turn

• trick

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 5 in the text?

• To show that reading a book and debating its ideas would set him free

• To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free

• To show that he was planning to run away soon from his master

• To suggest that he could talk with his master if he were well-read

Read the sentence from paragraph 2:

My mistress was, as I have said, a kind and tender-hearted woman; and in the simplicity of her soul she commenced, when I first went to live with her, to treat me as she supposed one human being ought to treat another.

What is the antecedent for the pronoun she in this sentence?

• simplicity

• soul

• human

• mistress

In paragraph 2, the word commanded comes from a Latin root word that means to--

• explain

• join

• entrust

• rush

Which of these conclusions about Douglass's unutterable anguish is supported by paragraph 6?

• He realizes that reading the book has shown him what he is missing by being enslaved.

• He sees that his life would have been in turmoil even if he had been born free.

• He sees that there is no such thing as the truth or human rights in the world.

• He realizes that his master was correct about how reading the book was a big mistake.

Which sentence from paragraph 3 best supports the claim that Douglass was determined to read even after his master stopped teaching him?

• From this time I was most narrowly watched.

• All this, however, was too late.

• If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time, I was sure to be suspected of having a book, and was at once called to give an account of myself.

• Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell.

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 4 in the selection? Use the RACE strategy to answer the question.